Potkar Surname
Approximately 456 people bear this surname
Potkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 442 | 1:1,735,442 | 62,342 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
Potkar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Potkar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Potkar (Hindi: पोटकर, Marathi: पोतकर, Russian: Поткар) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Potkar? popularity and diffusion
Potkar is the 659,458th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Potkar are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 1,735,442. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 84 percent are found, Karnataka, where 7 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Excluding India Potkar exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pothkar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Patkar | 83 | 21,985 | / |
| Petkar | 83 | 16,786 | / |
| Podkar | 83 | 24 | / |
| Pethkar | 77 | 982 | / |
| Patkare | 77 | 747 | / |
| Pathkar | 77 | 255 | / |
| Phodkar | 77 | 140 | / |
| Phatkar | 77 | 56 | / |
| Pattkar | 77 | 8 | / |
| Putkare | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pustkar | 77 | 5 | / |
| Phutkar | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ppatkar | 77 | 4 | / |
| Poudkar | 77 | 4 | / |
| Podkaur | 77 | 3 | / |
| Paatkar | 77 | 3 | / |
| Petkhar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phetkar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patkhar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pastkar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paetkar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phatkare | 71 | 118 | / |
| Patkhaar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Padkar | 67 | 97 | / |
| Pedkar | 67 | 32 | / |
| Patkor | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pudkar | 67 | 16 | / |
| Petkor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Podkor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Petqar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Podkaurova | 63 | 3 | / |
| Phadkar | 62 | 52 | / |
| Paudkar | 62 | 9 | / |
| Pusdkar | 62 | 5 | / |
| Phatkor | 62 | 5 | / |
| Padkard | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pasdkar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Peedkar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phudkar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Padckar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phetkor | 62 | 1 | / |
| Puttkor | 62 | 1 | / |
| Padkart | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pfetcar | 62 | 0 | / |
| Phadkare | 57 | 5 | / |
| Pathcart | 57 | 0 | / |
| Padcar | 50 | 1 | / |
| Petcor | 50 | 1 | / |
Potkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Potkar in the Hindi language | ||
| पोटकर | potakara | - |
| Potkar in the Marathi language | ||
| पोतकर | potakara | 54.51 |
| पोटकर | potakara | 42.49 |
| पोतदार | potadara | 0.86 |
| पोत्कार | potkara | 0.43 |
| पोत्कर | potkara | 0.43 |
| पातेकर | patekara | 0.43 |
| ओंकार | onkara | 0.43 |
| Potkar in the Russian language | ||
| Поткар | potkar | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Potkar
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